Delivering Sustainability Through Supply Chain Distribution Network Redesign

Denise Ravet

Central European Business Review, 2013, vol. 2013, issue 3, 22-29

Abstract: Purpose: Companies could gain (cost, service, green/sustainable) a competitive advantage through the supply chain network. The goal of this article is to study how to deliver sustainability through the redesign of the supply chain distribution network.Design/methodology/approach: A literature review is conducted to examine research relating to sustainable supply chain strategies and the redesign of the supply chain distribution network.Findings: A study of the supply chain literature reveals the importance of rethinking the supply chain distribution network's design and treating sustainability as an integral part of operations.

Keywords: Global supply chain strategies; sustainable supply chain strategies; distribution network redesign (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: M M11 R4 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2013
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